The Warner sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1885-1???, 1887-02-04
MISS SCAMPER.

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an old gentleman who registered the
pair as IS. Scamper and grand-daught-
err, New York City, They were doubt
less poor folk on a holiday. They had
no servants with them. The old man
wore a suit of rather rusty black, and
his trunk, an antique leathern conyen-
ieney, bore the letters IS. S." in brass
headed ma Is. The young woman's
trunk.-she had but one,-was large
enough and of modern make, but it
was apparently not very well filled,
since she had shown but three dresses
all the three weeks she had remained.
One of these, of rich matreial, she wore
evenings; the other two of some wash
able material, were worn alternately
in day time. She had no jewelry be-
yond a plain gold brooch. One of the
eligible young men there said that 1.-The
Scamper has one Sunday-go-to-meetin'
and two work day SUITS" for which his
neighbor should have kicked him, but
didn't.
The eligible young man was looking
for an eligible mate in the person of
Miss Bolsover, the great heiress, whom
the society paper had said was coming
to the Rappaquah; though; as she had
not come, the Browns young man of
the society paper labored under a delu-
sion. The matchmaking dowagers
did not fear this modest, pretty, and
well-cultured young woman, for the
gilded youth, who were also lying in
wait for Miss Bosover, much more
gilded did not dangle in her train. Her
business was to look after her poor old
grandfather, who was not in good
health. aud with whom the waters seem
ed to agree. Didymus Dodd. who had
scrapcd an acquaintance with old
Scamper. as the fellows irreyerently
called him, seemed to be her admirer;
but Didymus was nobody. He was well
made, tall handsome, and of good adj
dress; but he was only an upper clerk
in q Philadelphia insurance company.
To be sure he would be superintendent
after January, rice Higgins. retired
and Superannuated. and would then
draw > salary of five thousand a year.
Bot no a knew that. and the possible
good fortune to poor Miss Scamper;
and lad they known FIVE thousand a
year was no great matter. So the field
WAS left TO Miss Scamper and welcome.
Dbdyrnus only began paying atten-
ION TO Miss Scamper out of curiosity,
and because no one else did; but the
o be saw Of her the more he liked
her. and il ended in his being badly hit.
As he and size were the only impecu-
nious people at the old and old-fash-
Toned res0rt-the other visitors count
ing their dollars well up in the
hundred thousands-the matter at
tracted attention, and by the way of
getting both out OF the way of marriage
able sons and daughters, scheming
mothers lent the affair all the quiet en-
c0uragement possible. And this pass
ed into a more active nature from two
little incidents that occurred about ten
days before the end of the two months
vacation of Didymus.
There was a Mrs. De Nyse OF the
Springs, who was known as an anna
teur vocalist OF merit. and whose voice,
though a little reedy in the upper notes,
had been trained so we'll as to make
her worth a hearing. One evening, when
= few we're In the parlor. her friends bs-
sought her to favor them, and so on,
and she expressed her readiness, but
shere happened to be no accompanist
Miss Scamper who was chatting near
by with Didymus. looked mp, and quiet
" said. perhaps | can serve you that
way. Mrs. De Nyse.n
s1Can you play at sight, Miss Scamp
erp'' inquired Mrs. De Nyse.
Miss Scamper nodded assent, and
seated herself at the piano-forte. and
accompanied the voice with such good
Judgement that the singer was delight
ed.
II wish 7 could carry you about with
me. my dear she said.s but do You
not singP Yon surely must.
"A little"
Urged by all around, Mss Scampcr.
10 her own accompaniment. sang an
aria II 7rovators. Her voice proved
% 80 ! rich soprano, Of full register,
clear - . silver bell. and admirably